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Some of the cinereous vultures were provided by Spain as part of an international programme to reintroduce the globally endangered species in Bulgaria - efforts that have seen cinereous vultures back to the country after nearly 50 years of absence.

Vazrazhdane submitted a proposal to the National Assembly for a joint hearing in the plenary chamber of key institutions over rising prices of goods and services following the introduction of the euro, MP Peter Petrov said on Wednesday. The proposal calls for senior officials from the central bank, consumer protection bodies, the ombudsman’s office and the revenue agency to be questioned over bank practices, price increases and payment restrictions.

On November 22, 2025, a team from the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB), the Rewilding Rhodopes Foundation, and volunteers counted 381 griffon vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes, compared to a population of about 20 birds and three nesting pairs 40 years ago.

The political clash over Sofia’s ongoing waste crisis deepened on Tuesday as more parties called for Mayor Vasil Terziev to resign, while he defended his record, urging citizens to manage their own waste responsibly and framing the disruptions

Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said on Tuesday that Bulgaria is completing its full integration into the European Union with the introduction of the single currency, the euro.

Bulgaria’s transition to the euro, officially introduced on January 1, 2026, is progressing with expanded exchange services, tightened legal rules on change and intensified inspections, authorities said this week.

The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) held a public consultation on Tuesday on a draft supplement to the Rules for Electricity Trading (RET), the regulator said in a press release. The draft and the working group’s report were published

Outgoing Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh has proposed that Bulgaria host a UN Tourism World Forum on Cultural Tourism in 2026, the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday.

Bulgaria will participate in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on May 14. On Monday, a draw was held to determine the order in which the participants will take the stage in this year's 70th anniversary edition of the

The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and Trakia University in Stara Zagora have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen research, education, and innovation in Bulgaria, BAS said in a press release Monday. The signing, by BAS

Pianist Donka Angatscheva will arrive in Sofia for her concert with the Sofia Philharmonic orchestra, accompanied by a Bosendorfer grand piano, the organizers said on Monday.

Around 60 paintings from the past four to five years went on show in the foyer of the Tear and Laughter (Salza i Smyah) Theatre in Sofia as part of the exhibition Nothing Is What It Is, Artist Ivaylo Andonov told BTA on Friday.

The prosecuting magistracy in North Macedonia has opened proceedings against a 55-year-old man suspected of damaging the glass of the entrance door of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Skopje.

The next Greece-Turkiye High Level Cooperation Council, to be held in Ankara with the participation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, may take place in February according to the online edition of the newspaper Kathimerini, citing information from sources in both capitals.

For yet another year, representatives of the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia commemorated the anniversary of the death of Mara Buneva in Skopje.

A barge carrying 1,133 tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser sank completely in the Danube River near the Romanian city of Zimnicea according to local media reports. Zimnicea is located opposite the Bulgarian city of Svishtov.